Mar 22, 2020

COVID-19: Third Update: 313 cases

Panama now reports 313 confirmed cases of coronavirus.  Three cases have been reported in Chiriquí province, in Tijeras, Santo Tomás, and Aserrío de Gariche.  All three locations are between David and the Costa Rican border, Aserrío being the closest to the border with a population in 2010 of 11,000 people and located in the district of Bugaba.  Santo Tomás is in the district of Alanje and reported a population in 2010 of 1259 persons. Tijeras is in Boquerón and boasted a population in 2010 of 2670.